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Delta celebrates first anniversary on
Accra-New York route
Accra, Dec. 18, Ghanadot/GNA - Delta Air Lines on December
12 celebrated the first anniversary of operating its Accra
to New York route, a statement from the airline said in
Accra on Tuesday.
“We are extremely pleased with the performance of the Accra
to New York flight, which has had an average load factor of
over 70 per cent in the last year, with nearly 60,000
enplaned passengers over the year,” Frank Jahangir, vice
president sales and affairs for Europe, Middle East and
Africa, said.
“The service is proving very popular for both business and
leisure passengers, with customers flying from Accra having
a choice of around 40 destinations throughout the United
States, as well as connections to Latin America and the
Caribbean,” he added.
Delta is the only US airline to operate non-stop service
between Ghana and the United States with daily services from
Accra.
The route employs Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft seating 214
passengers with 36 seats in Delta’s award winning
BusinessElite. Top destinations for Delta’s Accra passengers
include: New York, Atlanta, Washington, Boston and
Baltimore.
Shum Pak-Wo, Delta’s GSA Manager, Aviation Alliance Ltd.
Said: “It is an exciting time for us, as we continue to
build our presence in the Ghanaian market.”
He said they planned in the first quarter of 2008 to open a
second sales office in Kumasi, which would offer ticketing
and reservations services to all our Delta customers.
GNA
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